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Next sweater in Graphite Bamboo Pop
There was a terrific sale on Bamboo Pop a couple months ago. I bought enough yarn for three sweaters plus balls of variegated accent yarn. I love this yarn for a number of reasons. It has terrific...
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Fighting the good fight
I continually struggle dealing with neck pain. Some days are really bad. Other days are “life is good, smiley face” days. I seem to sway back and forth between the two. I am fighting to increase the...
View ArticleMoving on . . .
I finished my Bamboo Pop Cables today and I love it. I learned new things, did new stuff and the result is lovely. I’m wearing it. I’ll get Wadly to take pics when he’s up (he’s running late today)....
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Bamboo Pop Cables
Bamboo Pop in Ink. Cables are Orchid Smash, Blueberry Swirl, On Parade and Brilliant Blues. It’s done! I love it!
View ArticleAwesome low FODMAP Nachos
I had the best nachos tonight. The recipe makes enough for two and it’s completely low FODMAP. Brown 1 lb of hamburger. Drain the fat (or not). Add 1/4 tsp Ancho Chili Powder (not mixed chili, make...
View ArticleEpiphany
I had an epiphany this morning. Here’s where it started. I had an excess of chicken. I cooked the last of it yesterday, frying two pieces for Wadly snacks and baking two pieces with leeks, halved...
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In the works . . . not yet on needles
I’ve got two sweaters in the planning. The first is a wool sweater for our mail lady. I started it as a vee neck and it wasn’t coming out to gauge. I’m going to frog it back and restart. Instead of a...
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Bamboo Pop Just Guessing
Alternating solid with variegated insert and mosaic. I adore Bamboo Pop! I love this sweater! It’s SO simple, for all the apparent drama! It’s knit in stockinette, four rows of solid, four rows of...
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Awesome low carb, low FODMAP chowder
Shrimp chowder One of our family staples growing up was an awesome clam chowder. As a family, it was a favorite. Made with a roux, it was rich, creamy, tasty and filling. It was also fairly high in...
View ArticleOMGosh! So good! Parsnip and turnip breakfast hash!
I really enjoy using older kitchen equipment. I have an old KitchenAid K5-A fixed stand mixer I use often. I bought it used in an inoperable state and repaired it. I use it to mix bread and cookie...
View ArticleBreakfast frittata
I love food with a plethora of tastes and textures. Being a celiac and needing to eat low FODMAP hasn’t stopped me for creating some awesome meals. Okay, awesome to me. Wadly isn’t a huge fan of some...
View ArticleInstant Pot Bone Broth!
I use bone broth all the time. If a recipe calls for liquid (assuming we aren’t talking dessert) and it’s not milk, I use bone broth. If I can add nutrition and flavor, you know I’m going to! The only...
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Amanda’s sweater and tank
I haven’t been posting when I should be posting . . . apologies. That doesn’t mean I’m suddenly going to change my ways, just that I acknowledge the lack. I’ve done a lot of knitting since I posted...
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Beth’s day dress, the funny story
I’ve been making day dresses to wear around the house, loose, sleeveless knitted tops with commercially knitted jersey skirts. On cool mornings I can add a sweater and I’m comfy. To get the skirt for...
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Still just guessing
I’m still playing with the “just guessing” design. I like it a lot and there’s lots to play with. The mosaic is a bit along the lines of one of the scarves Stephen West designed, something about...
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More sunsets
I got wild and spent $180 on hand dyed bamboo cotton yarn. It came and the colors were truly glorious . . . and the weight was WAY too heavy for me to wear, a dk weight closer to worsted than to sport....
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Bastardized Sheltered
Underarm “seam” using Russian Bindoff I’m working on a . . . heck, I don’t even know what to call it . . . for my sister (the near one, not the far one). I saw a something I thought would be an...
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Day dress fail
Fit is awesome, skirt fabric isn’t. I made a robe out of fleece. I didn’t like the fit of the top (pretty standard for me), the fact that it had sleeves, pulled on the back of my neck . . . the usual....
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Shorter is betterer!
Shorter is better! I don’t like leaving long tails when I’m knitting. I’m only going to work in an inch, maybe and inch and a quarter and all the rest of that yarn is tossed. Ugh. I just hate the waste...
View ArticleClean edge on garter/seed/anything
One of the techniques I had to master for the caston/back neck of my condi-something sweater was a clean edge on garter. I knit 10-12 rows of garter, pick up and work half the edge stitches I need for...
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